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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Recent Examples of recount
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article Days after Tuesday’s special election, the San Jose District 3 City Council race has become a showdown for second-place and with the margins razor thin, a recount is likely to determine the candidate who will face Gabby Chavez-Lopez in a June runoff.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Moody met Price at a concert around 1974 in Memphis, which Moody recounted to the Indianapolis News.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Verb
Dozens of court cases, reviews, recounts and investigations — even one authorized by Trump — have found no evidence that his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election was the result of fraud.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article Days after Tuesday’s special election, the San Jose District 3 City Council race has become a showdown for second-place and with the margins razor thin, a recount is likely to determine the candidate who will face Gabby Chavez-Lopez in a June runoff.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
Amador recounted some conversations between her and Colindres about his time in detention.
—Brenda Ordonez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Moody met Price at a concert around 1974 in Memphis, which Moody recounted to the Indianapolis News.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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TikTok users flooded the comment section with responses describing the scene as heartwarming and emotionally stirring.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The album name had been rattling around her brain for months, born out of years of experiences trying to find the right combination of words to describe her sound to other people, particularly the American media.—
Cat Cardenas,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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In this case, if the entire $10 million later went to defeating the recreational marijuana amendment, then the Foundation could face a tax penalty of up to $2.4 million, based on the amount Hay said the charity had raised in total and lobbying rules by the IRS.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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More specifically, the stablecoin is capable of maintaining stability by pegging its value on a 1:1 basis to an underlying asset, meaning that for every stablecoin in circulation, there is an equivalent amount of that asset held in reserve to back it.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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The Dolphins were taking Fitzpatrick, Grier told owner Steve Ross, then head coach Adam Gase and team czar Mike Tannenbaum.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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In 2023, the company pledged to invest $2.5 billion in Korean content over four years — more than double the total of all its prior K-content investments.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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For years, the United States has been the greatest source of donations to Peter’s Pence, with U.S. Catholics contributing about a quarter of the total each year.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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The documentary, aired in February, is expected to be the subject of an excoriating internal review coming next week after it was narrated by the child of a Hamas minister.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 July 2025
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Directed by Mike Tollin and narrated by Marlon Wayans, who portrayed George Raveling in 2023’s Air, the film chronicles the notable journey of the Hall of Fame basketball coach known for guiding the careers of several all-star players, including Michael Jordan.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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Return to the show for its two high points: Queen somehow condensed the whole of its grandeur into 21 unforgettable minutes.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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What is home for Superman, the world’s most famous immigrant: Krypton, the United States, the whole of planet Earth?—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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That’s coming from Swift, who built a legion of fans on chronicling breakups.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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The book chronicles Rajamani’s extraordinary survival from a massive brain hemorrhage at age 25, tackling themes of disability, race, and cultural taboos.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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In arithmetic progressions, there are many groups of numbers that have the same sum.—
Leila Sloman,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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Their professions range from sales representatives to community coaches, and Auckland’s winnings of roughly €4 million ($4.5 million) from the Club World Cup—peanuts to elite clubs—is a fortune for an entity and federation not used to dealing in such sums.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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